Necessary and Proper Clause Law and Legal Definition
The necessary and proper clause is a clause of the U.S. Constitution. This clause permits Congress to make laws that are deemed “necessary and proper” for the execution of its enumerated powers. The Supreme Court has broadly interpreted this clause for the purpose of granting Congress the implied power to enact any law that is reasonably designed to achieve an express constitutional power. Necessary and proper clause is also termed as basket clause, coefficient clause, elastic clause, sweeping clause.
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